girlfriend help...please read

to start off, yes i know its a random place to post a relationship "problem", but i feel i can trust some people here and i am willing to see what you guys think.

we have been dating 8 months now, and she says she is in love with me. i love her as well.

anyways, yesterday me and my girlfriend were lying down and telling eachother about our days.
after i told her about what i did, she started telling me her day.
she came to a pause, then started telling me about this guy "jessie" who was on the tenniss team with her. she only met him once, and i never met him.
she said he was talking ot her and wanted to "hang out" and she said she thought he meant hitting for tenniss, so she said yes.
then she remembered that he has a hurt foot, so he didnt mean tenniss, and he suggested having lunch with her on sunday. she accepted because she already said yes to "hanging out".

now, when she told me this, my natural reaction was...i dont like this at all. i was actually really suprised because its not like my girlfriend to go out to lunch with guys she met once.
on top of that, i was wondering why this guy was asking my girl out to lunch. honestly, i was pissed inside.

however, i decided not to react negatively as she expected me to. she sometimes tells me sh** like that, and i usually end up getting all suspicious and asking her questions like "why" and saying stuff like "you shouldnt trust him, you hardly know him."
but this time, i was done with being like that.
i just casually, trustfully said, "well its up to you."
she was silent, as i was. she was probably suprised that i didnt say anything more.
in my mind, i think she tells me BS like that to see me get protective and make herself look like she is more desirable because these guys are hitting on her.
she waited for a minute, while kissing me and then she asked me "what are you thinking about honey?"
i said, "i just wish u could have came to the beach with us today."
then, she brought up jessie again out of nowhere and said, "i dont know if im even going to go with him, i hardly know him. it might be awkward."
and i just said, "ok."

and that was that. but seriosly, i wonder why she tells me about guys who hit on her. obviously, i dont like it.
is she just trying to make herself look more desirable to me by showing me how many guys hit on her?
does she WANT a reaction that will make her feel more valued by me?
thats what i think, anyway. i dont see why else.
im honestly very dissapointed in her, because she said yes to going to lunch with this guy she met once. its F-ing obvious hes hitting on her, and she still accepted him...

she does not do it a lot, but she sometimes tells me about guys trying to get her to drink and invite her to parties.

i dont like it, but from now on, im not letting it bother me a bit.
as long as she remains faithful to me, i dont give a sh** if other guys "hit on" her, because there is nothing i can do about it anyway except get pissed, which doesnt help.

can i get some responses, and what you guys think?
thanks a lot,
jon
 
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Well, I definitely think it sounds like she's trying to get a reaction from you. She wants you to get jealous and protective. How old is she?
 
well it's hard to tell without seeing her as she is talking about these things, but usually, women do that to let you know they got other guys lined up. It's called extortion and you should have her imprisoned.. last part was a joke :p

What are you really asking? Are you asking how you should react? If you should just pretend you don't care, seem positive to the idea but not enthusiastic, or if you should get protective.

Usually, IMO, it's not a good idea to give women what they want, so I'd probably just stay slightly positive (if she is trying to manipulate you through showing that she is desired among other men)
 
shes 17...
shes not the kind of person who you would expect to need an ego boost though...shes very humble and a very nice person. . .
 
well it's hard to tell without seeing her as she is talking about these things, but usually, women do that to let you know they got other guys lined up. It's called extortion and you should have her imprisoned.. last part was a joke :p

What are you really asking? Are you asking how you should react? If you should just pretend you don't care, seem positive to the idea but not enthusiastic, or if you should get protective.

Usually, IMO, it's not a good idea to give women what they want, so I'd probably just stay slightly positive (if she is trying to manipulate you through showing that she is desired among other men)

i was asking how i should react to it, man. because my situational instincts are telling me to just trust her and not react at all because if i get angry and suspicious, how does that help me?
it doesnt.
 
yeah i agree. sounds like she just wants a reaction, but i think you handled it very well. if she loves you, she will be faithful to you. if not, then she wasn't worth it to begin with. she probably won't go to lunch with him anyway. i wouldn't worry about it. hope all works out well.
 
oh, and about exortion....not to be c o c k y, but there a couple other girls who would go for me as well...but i dont tell her about any of that. i dont feel the need to make her jelous and make it seem like im more desirable, so why does she tell me about the guys who take interest in her?
 
i was asking how i should react to it, man. because my situational instincts are telling me to just trust her and not react at all because if i get angry and suspicious, how does that help me?
it doesnt.

I agree; it doesn't help you at all.
 
yeah i agree. sounds like she just wants a reaction, but i think you handled it very well. if she loves you, she will be faithful to you. if not, then she wasn't worth it to begin with. she probably won't go to lunch with him anyway. i wouldn't worry about it. hope all works out well.

thanks, lil. that's true.
: ]
 
oh, and about exortion....not to be c o c k y, but there a couple other girls who would go for me as well...but i dont tell her about any of that. i dont feel the need to make her jelous and make it seem like im more desirable, so why does she tell me about the guys who take interest in her?

there's probably no answer to that. maybe she is being insecure? who knows. but i agree, she wouldn't like it if you told her about the other girls finding interest in you. maybe just forget about it. i'd say ask her how she would like if you told her you were going to go out with some other girl, but that might open up a big can of worms, so i wouldn't recommend it. LOL!
 
here's another option: give her a taste of her own medicine: Next time you hang out with your mates, wax your legs, armpits, buy a "manpurse" and hold hands with them.

she'll shut up :D
 
How about just being straightforward, and asking her if she is hoping you'll become jealous or protective? Ask her if she feels secure in your relationship, and if not, how can you two work on that? She might not know how to tell you that she needs some reassurance. Then maybe she will understand that open communication is a lot healthier than manipulation.
 
in response to your iriginal post, and I am going to refrain from reading the other responses.

I would have went a lil nuts, and simply been drilling one cotton pikcing question--- WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS? YOU ARE MESSING WITH ME, WHY? how do you expect me to react? you are telling me about you interacting, setting dates, and gblah blah blah with anohter dude! NOW, I don't own you, so what you do, is all you.

BUT- I do own my own experience, and what you are telling me is mesing me up, I dont like it. SO-- tell me again, why you are telling me all this?

As for the loyalty thing, lets just be honest with each other and all that CRAP. Much of that is B.S. and it is button pushing.

Ask her if she is testing your feelings, seeing if you would get jealous? OR is she just that inconsiderate.

Then I'd let her know, that making me jealous is NEVER going ot be effective. I like to feel good. SO- if you are going ot be out flirting, playing games or whatver-- then you stay up all night with the guilt! Do not relieve yourself at my expense.

All said in a very loving way of course. NOT! I'd let her feel the fury bro. She has no business with that dude, and SHE DEFINATLEY had no good intent, other than clearing her concious, by telling you.

hey, but that's just me.
:)

FF
 
my two cents: friends go out to lunch.
"lovers" (or those you desire) you ask out to dinner.

If you can't trust her to be alone with other guys and not fall in love with them...your relationship is already doomed.

And on the flip side, if she can't spend time around other men and stay true to you, its equally doomed.

temptation surrounds us, and there's nothing you can do to stop it. its when we give into temptation, that's when the problems arise.
 
my two cents: friends go out to lunch.
"lovers" (or those you desire) you ask out to dinner.

If you can't trust her to be alone with other guys and not fall in love with them...your relationship is already doomed.

And on the flip side, if she can't spend time around other men and stay true to you, its equally doomed.

temptation surrounds us, and there's nothing you can do to stop it. its when we give into temptation, that's when the problems arise.

Agreed. Stay positive, and worry about yourself. Jealousy is a horrible feeling, and the sooner you can avoid it the better off you'll be. And if she's not telling you the truth, trying to get a reaction out of you, or not going to stay faithful those are all decisions she'll make on her own without your input; so you should just continue treating her well, and if she feels the need to do those things, so be it. You'll have been better off on your own anyway.
 
i dont think it is so much what she "does" but thst she is telling him?

and BTW Malkore--- Lovers have coffee at Starbuck's on the way to the office early in the morning. Friends have lunch, unless their lovers. and COUPLES HAVE DINNER!


I should stop talkin now

FF
 
How about just being straightforward, and asking her if she is hoping you'll become jealous or protective? Ask her if she feels secure in your relationship, and if not, how can you two work on that? She might not know how to tell you that she needs some reassurance. Then maybe she will understand that open communication is a lot healthier than manipulation.

trust me, we are a very straightforward couple. i tell her almost everything i feel(except for things like this), and she also tells me most everything that happens.

if i ask her if she was trying to make me jelous or protective, i know for a fact that she will deny it. she will never admit to that, lol
if i ask her if she is secure in our relationship, she will say "of course", and then flip it around on me and think that maybe im insecure in the relationship because i had to ask to begin with.

if i asked her for her reason for telling me, she would probably say, "because we always tell eachother everything that happens in our day, and you dont want me to hide things from you, do you?"

anyway, i agree with malkore and Hoss. jelousy is terrible, and i CAN trust her to go have lunch with a guy.
i guess it really is that simple.

thanks for the input, guys. it helped a lot
 
ohhh lol, while we are on the topic...

truth be told, she is beautiful to me, i am attracted to her, and i accept her and love her as she is...

but i honestly think she would look extremely hot if she lost 5-10 pounds.

i feel like i cant tell her...its taboo lol >< i think it would hurt her feelings. she's asked me before, but i told her she doesnt have to do anything and she's fine the way she is.

am i way out of bounds to be thinking this, let alone tell her?
thoughts/ideas?
 
ohhh lol, while we are on the topic...

truth be told, she is beautiful to me, i am attracted to her, and i accept her and love her as she is...

but i honestly think she would look extremely hot if she lost 5-10 pounds.

i feel like i cant tell her...its taboo lol >< i think it would hurt her feelings. she's asked me before, but i told her she doesnt have to do anything and she's fine the way she is.

am i way out of bounds to be thinking this, let alone tell her?
thoughts/ideas?

LOL!!!
nice

tell her-- you know babe-- I am not crazy about you having lunch with another dude, and besides, you would be extremely hot if you lost another 5 or EVEN 10 pounds, so maybe skipping lunch is a good idea ;)

pals,
:beerchug:
FF
 
ohhh lol, while we are on the topic...

truth be told, she is beautiful to me, i am attracted to her, and i accept her and love her as she is...

but i honestly think she would look extremely hot if she lost 5-10 pounds.

i feel like i cant tell her...its taboo lol >< i think it would hurt her feelings. she's asked me before, but i told her she doesnt have to do anything and she's fine the way she is.

am i way out of bounds to be thinking this, let alone tell her?
thoughts/ideas?

First, I think you handled the situation perfect. I wouldn't give it any attention, and you'd be surprised how soon she'll stop mentioning things like this. She is only 17 so I think you are right when you say you think she is doing it for your attention. At 17 who isn't insecure? But don't "feed the fire" so to speak. Two fold for that, 1. you don't need to harbor the jealousy, 2. it will diminish the behavior.... (geez....I sound like Cesar Milan....lol)

As for her weight, yeah, I'd leave that one alone....woman may ask, but *most* women can't handle the truth! ;) What you could do is offer to have her work out with you.

Say something to the effect of:

"well I don't see that you need to lose weight or anything, but if you want to come to the gym with me, I could show you some exercises that can increase your strength and add to your already *smokin'* bod...."


:D
 
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